Kelamayi

Proper noun

Kelamayi

1. Synonym of Karamay: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • The first and second wells to strike oil at K'o-la-ma-i were drilled in 1955 and 1956, respectively.[1977, China Oil Production Prospects, Central Intelligence Agency, →OCLC, page 19
   • The exploitation of Xinjiang's rich mineral resources began in earnest in the 1950s, at first in cooperation with the USSR. Petroleum has been found in the western Dzungarian Basin near the city of Karamai (Kolamayi).[1979, Frederic M. Kaplan, Julian M. Sobin, Stephen Andors, “Land and Population”, in Encyclopedia of China Today, Eurasia Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 41, column 1

   Synonyms:

   Karamay